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To: Songwrks who wrote (1351)	9/25/2001 4:51:46 AM
From: ratan lal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

the ability to detain suspicious for an indefinite period of time i would really watch this one. pretty soon it will be used in their everyday routine.

To: Songwrks who wrote (1351)	9/25/2001 7:55:19 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I confess that I am not entirely pleased with the idea of granting one fundamentalist such easily abused power in order to protect me from another fundamentalist. Who guards the guardians? Under the circumstances, we may have no choice, but I do not think that we must abandon the healthy tendency to mistrust government. Any such powers that we grant should be for a strictly limited period of time; if the Justice Department wishes to renew them at that time, they should have to show good cause. It should be clear that these powers can only be exercised in cases directly related to terrorist threats. If "suspicious" are to be detained (and which of us is not suspicious to somebody?) beyond a very brief period, those doing the detaining should have to show cause, even if they have to do it beyond closed doors. I have no objection to detaining individuals that pose a real risk, but I do not like the idea of giving the government the power to snatch anyone it chooses and put them away for as long as it chooses, with no recourse. Supporting the Government in a time of crisis is no cause to set our critical faculties aside and do whatever we are told to do.